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Protesters Against National Guard Deployment Flood D.C. Streets  The New York Times Three Republican-led states to deploy National Guard troops to US capital  Reuters West Virginia National Guard to deploy to DC to support Trump’s federal takeover  FOX 5 DC Hundreds arrested as Trump’s Washington, DC, crime crackdown hits full stride  Fox News Hundreds of additional National Guard members deployed to D.C. for President’s …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. KERR COUNTY — Lavonda Koons gripped the back of the driver’s seat, watching as the Guadalupe River rose …

Alaska’s glacial flood hit Juneau. Its makeshift wall held.  The Washington Post A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster  CNN Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding in Juneau  BBC Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt  The New York Times Barriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital …

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency. Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, …

While some evacuate, others hunker down ahead of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood  KTOO A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water downstream toward Juneau  CNN Disaster declared in Alaska’s capital due to ‘catastrophic flooding’ threat from glacial lake outburst  FOX Weather Alaska capital Juneau urged to evacuate as ‘glacial outburst’ flood looms  Yahoo News Canada Some Juneau residents …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in Juneau for the third consecutive August. “A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Tuesday through Wednesday,” Juneau officials said in a Tuesday news release. …

Lamer said closer analysis can find that FEMA’s approximated maps can overestimate flood risks — something clients are usually hoping for. “I’ve had lenders say, ‘Prove to me we’re out of the floodplain’ and we do the work and you’re 30 feet above the river,” Lamer said of FEMA’s original mapping. “That’s how inaccurate these maps are.” Across the nation, …

Scientists were left perplexed by the impact of an undetected flood in Greenland that occurred over a decade ago. The findings are raising as many questions as answers. What’s happening? Unknown to researchers at the time, Greenland experienced a major flood in 2014 when over 24 billion gallons of water burst through an ice sheet 300 feet thick. As Live …

Karen Wagner speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb., on Aug. 4. Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images Representative Mike Flood felt the full fury of his constituents over …

Rep. Mike Flood met with anger at Nebraska town hall  The Washington Post ‘Vote him out!’: Town hall erupts in anger at Nebraska GOP congressman over Trump megabill, policies  ABC News Mike Flood Heckled at Town Hall Over Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill  The New York Times ‘Vote him out!’ – Republican lawmaker Mike Flood heckled by constituents  BBC Nebraska Republican faces heckles and boos …